Word: heeling
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...want to look at what our Achilles’ heel is, it’s very obvious," Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. "For a variety of reasons, we’re doing a terrible job of taking care of the football...
...these things are minor annoyances, though, compared to the car's Achilles' heel: its powertrain. It's widely known that GM had to work wonders to keep the Solstice under $20,000, cobbling together parts and components from various vehicle lines. The naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine delivers 177-horsepower and 166 lb. ft of torque. According to Road & Track, it propels the Solstice from zero-to-60 in 7.2 seconds. But the engine feels inadequate at highway speeds. Flooring the throttle at 60 m.p.h. in 5th gear produced not a roar but a gentle puff of speed-embarrassing...
...part of mythology, like the island of Atlantis. Then a different New Orleans could be built somewhere in the Southwestern desert. We could have history and mythology come together in our very own lifetime. Rattan Mann Oslo Disturbing Revelations Hurricane Katrina has shown the world America's Achilles' heel: its inability to deliver a quick and coordinated response to a natural disaster [Sept. 12]. Could the U.S. cope effectively with a terrorist attack involving biological or nuclear weapons? More than ever, the U.S. needs big thinking on a big scale. Philippe P. Weber Bény-Bocage, France Your reporting...
ROUGH STUFF Forget about ladylike looks. Handbags and shoes are getting a slightly "destroyed" look for spring. Michael Kors gives the huarache a heel, above, and Juicy Couture's bags boast punky chains and jewels, right...
...that lift everyone?" Despite strong job growth, unemployment rates for Maori and Pacific Islanders are way above national averages; one-third of Maori children live in families that rely on welfare. Clark says education and acquiring skills will get them out of poverty. "Labour's always got an Achilles heel around issues such as race," says Cullen, who claims his party straddles all of New Zealand's ethnic communities...